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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

To Best Use This Site, Start at the Home Page. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You Book Review. Every year over 400,000 carpal tunnel release surgeries are performed in the United States alone! Yet, the likelihood of … Continue reading →

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Numb hands from weights.

And what you can do about it. If you use weights or exercise machines where you are gripping weights or handles, you may needlessly be overusing the flexor muscles of the forearm (those muscles which close your fingers). These tight … Continue reading →

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False Carpal Tunnel from Tight Pectoralis Minor

This is a self-help technique video. If you saw the other videos, you know that numbness in the hands and fingers can come from any of several along the nerve pathways.  It is not unusual for more than one location to cause … Continue reading →

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It Probably Isn’t Carpal Tunnel

Did You Know? Only 15% or less of Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) are actually Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. About one third of Carpal Tunnel Surgeries are successful. About one third have mixed success. Another third fail because of damage caused by … Continue reading →

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Self-Help Techniques for Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Part 2

This short video is part 2.  Please see the previous post for part 1.  This video shows a self-massage (with the elbow of the opposite arm) of the carpal tunnel ligament.  Plus a stretch for the carpal tunnel ligament and … Continue reading →

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